The Runner's Guide to Not Screwing Up Your Relationships | Josh Stiles: E69

<p><strong>Josh Stiles and The Runner’s Guide to Not Screwing Up Your Relationships</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Life is hard. Running shouldn&#39;t be. RUNEGADE helps.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This episode is sponsored by <strong>Thrive Protein</strong> | Canadian made supplements, nutrition, and hydration to fuel all your adventures. Check them out: <a href="https://www.thriveprotein.ca/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thrive Protein⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and use the code RUNEGADE to save 20% off your order.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Comment your biggest takeaway from this conversation for a chance to win a special RUNEGADE prize</strong></p><p><br></p><p>On this episode, Josh Stiles returns for a thoughtful conversation about relationships, moderation, and spiritual life. Josh brings both his background in marriage and family therapy and his long experience as a natural runner and sandal maker to the table. </p><p><br></p><p>We discuss how obsession can damage relationships, why listening matters more than fixing, and how running can actually become a bridge to connection instead of a wedge. </p><p><br></p><p>Key topics</p><ul><li>Josh says the first step with any obsession is not to fix the other person, but to look inward, practice a “fearless and searching moral inventory,” and consider moderation.</li><li>He explains that good therapy begins with listening, accurate empathy, and paraphrasing, not with immediate advice.</li><li>Running, at its best, can be a relationship builder, especially when it creates space for conversation, shared effort, and mutual enjoyment.</li><li>Josh describes how he and his wife have long used running as a shared activity, but only because both of them genuinely enjoy it and can keep it in balance with family life.</li><li>Josh&#39;s desire to help people move more naturally.</li><li>The importance of being a “spirit matter hybrid” and how nature, movement, and prayer all matter in a healthy life.</li></ul><ul><li>The episode closes with a practical message: accept limitations, focus on your own growth, and let healthy leadership and self-awareness improve your relationships.</li></ul><ul><li>“Lord keep me humble, but be gentle.”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>More Josh and Shamma Sandals:</p><ul><li><a href="https://shammasandals.com/collections/pacific-avenue?srsltid=AfmBOopqaSLkYCulfYYd1yQ93QmNkF5qe1ONv_a2pn9jS7vE5EGgUPeD">⁠Get Your Shamma Sandals | The Pacific Avenue⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shammasandals/">⁠Shamma on Ins